- 望而生畏
- wàng'érshēngwèibe terrified (or awed) by the sight of somebody or something* * *be terrified by the sight of sth. or sb.* * *be terrified by the sight of sth. or sb.* * *wang4 er2 sheng1 wei4intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring, terrifying, overwhelming* * *望而生畏wàng ér shēng wèibe terrified (awed) by the sight of sb. or sth.; awe-inspiring; be daunted at the sight of; inspire awe even from distance; stand in awe:令人望而生畏 awe-inspiring; forbidding* * *望而生畏|望而生畏 [wàng ér shēng wèi] ► intimidate at the first glance (idiom); awe-inspiring ► terrifying ► overwhelming
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.